Tomorrow, I quit smoking

[LuzyC 0]

You can do it Lisa, Goodluck!

I am so thankful that my sweet hubby KICK his habit for good! thanks baby!

[Jasman0717 9]

Hang in there, I quit about 3 1/2 years ago after smoking for over 40 years so if weak little (ok, not so little) me can do you you can to.

[disbelief 0]

Good Luck to you! I quit recently - just a couple of months... Chantix did not work for me, as a matter of fact, I lost weight on Chantix but wanted to smoke more often. But I did use the patch and had to change my circle of friends at work. The patch worked well for me, there were times that I'd forget to put it on until I had a real craving... but if you try it, don't sleep with it on... it caused me horrible nightmares. Anyway, good luck to you! the twizzler thing is a great idea too... my doctor suggested that I get some for just that reason. Now I'm addicted!

[Fandango 1,440]

thx guys

I've powered thru my morning ritual...I'd usually smoke 2 in the am. So I'm feelin a bit eh but I'm all determined and whatnot. I actually feel very sad today.

One day at a time!

[Sand 5]

i was like you i felt OMG something bad going to happen to me if i quit smoke. but thank god i always pray that god please help me to get rid of this bad thing. then after my prayer to god i used patchs it's very good but i dint use to much becuase i was honest to planed that i wanna quit smoking and thank god, god helped me and now almost 1 year, and when i smell the cig. i feel just give it try u will feel better thank god now i can sleep good i breath good i can smile with white teeth not yellow and i smeel good my clothes. i know how u feel it's so sad to leave best friend leaved with u so many years lol but u dont need that bad friend that friend dont love u yes dont love u if that friend wanna you will not go after you to kill u .. so just get rid of it and u will see, u will feel sick for it first 3 months . and then u will hate to smell it

good luck.

Edited September 27, 2007 by Sand

[KiKi 0]

The only thing that helped me quit smoking was getting scared (and nicotine gum)

This site really did it for me.

It's not for the faint of heart, but it works....check out esp the "we died young" section

http://www.whyquit.com/

Good luck, I know just how you feel.......but you can do it!!! I smoked for 20 plus years, and if I can do it ANYONE can

Edited September 27, 2007 by KiKi

[keltic 1]

my hubby says the first couple of days are the hardest... he went without any gum, patches or meds... just cold turkey... it was more of a "one cigarette craving at a time"... he quit after smoking since he was a teen (2 ppd before coming to america and about a 1/2 ppd since)... he quit on 2/15... so 31 wks 6 days 13 hrs 29 mins... thats 2,235 cigs not smoked and $782.25 saved (www.quitmeter.com)... he loves being able to use that money for other things (currently obsessed with iTunes)...

keep acknowledging the positives of quitting... you can do this... you have a will power of iron!!!!

[almaty 19]

alright sister lisa...you go girl...

i quit cigs 20 years ago, but switched to a pipe...still smoke it a couple of times a day...

the lisa quit smoking jig for you

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Go Lisa! I know exactly what you're going through -- I'm quitting (have quit?) and I'm on a diet at the same time. And I did the cold turkey as well -- nothing quite like it! I've been smoke-free (with one sneaky cig) since 10 August and I've managed to lose a stone at the same time. It is totally possible! It's great not to smell bad, waste money and with the weight loss, look better at the same time. I find my skin is clearer as well. It's all good!

Hang in there -- the first two weeks are killers. I found staying away from my triggers (anything involving alcohol) helped a ton, as did enlisting my non-smoking friends in keeping tabs on me. I threw out all my lighters and even my secret stash of emergency smokes (that was painful). We're all rooting for you here!

[Cantankerous 0]

You can do it! I think a lot of it is making up your mind that you really want to stop smoking. I too actually liked smoking; at least most of the time. I quit on the 13th so I am at 2 weeks now and I am starting to forget some of my old smoking routines.

One of my favorite stop smoking sayings; if your lungs were on your face then no one would smoke...

Some ideas:

Be proud of yourself.

Tell everyone you can that you quit.

Clean out your house and vehicles.

Set some progress dates and celebrate them with gifts to yourself.

Good luck and best wishes!

[L_n_O 3]

congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ladylethal 12]

Think of all the benefits of not smoking, and turn your thought from "I need" to "I want". You have the whole VJ supporting you!

[Ban Hammer 14,672]

Think of all the benefits of not smoking, and turn your thought from "I need" to "I want". You have the whole VJ supporting you!

which reminds me, i need to go have a cig for lisa

[Cantankerous 0]

i quit cigs 20 years ago, but switched to a pipe...still smoke it a couple of times a day...

Whatchya puttin' in that pipe...

[eau_xplain 2]

One day at a time!

:thumbs:

Good luck Lisa!